Wow! you are desperate for an alternative explanation. I eat whole wheat bread, untoasted. I just spread it on and ate it.
Too bad, so sad, but this one "health food" is one of the worst things you can put in your body. You might as well eat lard.

A few years ago I tried coconut oil, a tbsp a day and suffered heart palpitations so ceased using it.

Over the weekend I had a terrible sinus infection so used a tablespoon melted in a neti pot with some cooled boiled water, to rinse my sinuses which worked brilliantly. About half an hour after using it I noticed my heart racing. This lasted maybe 30 minutes and then I didn't think anything of it.

During the night however I awoke at about 2am uncontrollably shaking, feeling really weak and like my heart was racing. I was really anxious. Tested my blood Sugar level but it was perfectly within range. This lasted maybe a minute and then it calmed down but it really shook me up.

This has happened once before, i awoke in the night with the same symptoms, except I felt really nauseous, could barely stand, couldn't take a full breath, really anxious, heart racing. Again this lasted maybe a minute or so and then eased off by itself. Until the weekend, I went maybe a year or so without this happening again. I am now wondering whether this incident could be attributed to me being sensitive to coconut oil (I just can't remember whether I had specifically taken it on that particular day).

Either way, I am terrified that this is something that is wrong with my heart that is going to happen sporadically or whether these are isolated incidences that can be attributed to taking coconut oil.

I went and saw my GP yesterday who said it would be unlikely, but he also seemed to know very little about coconut oil and a quick Google search reveals a few other people with similar reactions to coconut oil.

I have also had a several ECGs and 24 hour ECGs which have all come back normal.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this with coconut oil?

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Hi Friends, I have been searching for a long time now and have not found any articles or literature on what I experience, so I thought I would share it here. Perhaps we can come up with what is going on, and perhaps some of you may want to try it out and have similar experiences!

I am no stranger to enemas, usually I favor the coffee enema about once a week. I try to do a cleansing enema first, and I have experimented with saline enemas (himalayan salt), high enema series for colonic-like effects, and Oil Enema s.

By far the most interesting to me has been the coconut oil implant. Usually when I see a coconut Oil Enema written about, it is recommended to use what I consider very little actual coconut oil (maybe 2-4 tablespoons) with warm water.

I usually take a cleansing enema or two to clear everything out. I like to take the oil after the coffee enemas, usually, because these can be very drying to the colon.

I warm anywhere from 1/2 cup to a full cup of pure, unrefined, organic coconut oil in the enema bag and retain it overnight. It is sometimes recommended to wear some lining in your pants overnight as you feel like you're passing gas, but it's actually leaking out oil.. gross, I know. The better cleansed my bowels are beforehand, the less I experience this and the more my colon will be inclined to retain the oil.

I read it in some Ayurveda writing that if your colon is more dry, it will hold on to more oil, and if it is not, it won't.

Anyway, if it has been long enough since I'd last done a coconut oil cleanse, I will experience quite a bit of cramping sometime the next morning or the next day. It can often be hours after I've already released the oil. Shortly after the cramping comes a bowel movement of GROSS, STICKY gunk. They is accompanied by huge globs of white sticky, mucous-y threads or worms. Sometimes the threads are long and white, or a few times, dark emerald green. I've read somewhere before that candida takes on this appearance during some stage of its life, though I am unsure about this. I used to take chlorophyll implants so I wondered to myself if that "dyed" the white threads a dark green- or fed them in any way.

I do know that coconut oil is very anti-fungal and anti-candida. This phenomenon is very peculiar to me, especially because I've done several candida cleanses, coconut oil detoxes (orally), and parasite cleanses. All with wonderful results, and I see a clearing up of symptoms. However, it is only the coconut oil implant that gets whatever this is out of me.

This weird experience does not happen to me twice in a row. I have to wait a few weeks or months in order for whatever it is to rebuild, or come back into the colon (I'm not sure which) in order to release it again.

Any ideas? I absolutely recommend trying it if you have not already.
I feel wonderful once they're actually released. Better out than in...

Sounds like it's working for you - aren't worried that the oil will harden inside the plumbing and block them overtime? Coconut oil does that. that's why when you oil pull you should spit it out in the garbage

I have been using salt water rinses since my tooth extraction 4 weeks ago.

About 10 days after the extraction I started coconut oil pulling twice a day.
Afterwards I floss and brush my teeth and rinse with salt water ( I have given up Listerine because of the Glycerine and alcohol content).

Will the salt water rinses raise acidity in the mouth and cause decay to my teeth enamel if I carry on?

After meals I rinse with a mouthful of water and 1/4 tea spoon of Bicarbonate of soda instead of brushing because I have been an over brusher in the past.

Has anyone tried coconut Oil Enema s? I am going to do a couple of enemas today to prepare for a Liver Flush in the evening and am considering adding 2 tablespoons of warm coconut oil to the 2 quart enemas I will take.

There isn't a lot of discussion of coconut Oil Enema s on the internet. The few experiences that I could find reported said that either it helped with parasites (which is my purpose also) or, rarely, it caused prolonged diarrhea - for which I do not understand the reason.

Does anybody here have experience with coconut oil enemas? It would be useful to know.

Two weeks ago I did the stupid thing of sharing a drink with someone who recently had mono. I've been taking coconut oil for nearly 9 months, usually twice a day. Should I be protected from it and if I have been taking since being exposed to it two weeks, should it kill the virus before I become sick, or will I become sick?

I know that coconut oil is said to be anti-viral, fungal, bacterial, etc.. How effective against mono is it? I do not know.

I had mono more than once. The second time around I discovered Colloidal Silver and it was a godsend in terms of getting me over it. I both drank it, held it under the tongue for a minute and put about 4 ounces into coffee enemas for an 8-12 ounce or so total which I would lay on my right side to get to the liver. After 15-30 minutes, I would expel it.

There are youtube tutorials on how to make it. You can buy it of course for a lot more money than you can make it for.

I would urge you to try it. Your in my prayers. Mono is challenging to say the least.

It mostly depends on your immunity. Coconut oil isn't protection. You ingested the virus and if your immunity isn't up to the job then within a few weeks you will have mono or chronic fatigue. I got it from kissing my first girlfriend and was sick for 16 years. Finally I tried Beck blood electrification and that got rid of it.

This is my first new forum message after months of "lurking"!
Something has been eating me alive and I've considered scabies, other mites,demodex, skin worms, larvae,springtails, dreaded morgellons, and I had tried pretty much everything from parasite cleanses to albendazole too many to list with varying reief( bought online as doctors have been worse than useless - another story!
In the last couple of days I have experienced 2 major break thoughs I MUST share- time to give back!
The first was that I made a lotion? Mostly coconut oil ( half a regular jar), added around 10 drops of the follwing:
Teatree
Clove bud
Oregano
Lavender
Eucalyptus
Sweet orange
Peppermint
Contents of about 5 odourless garlic caps
I then topped up with sweet almond and olive oils and whisked it up really well.
In the shower after washing hair and body, I covered myself in the lotion, starting with scalp. Now this sounds discussing but straight away as massaging, HUNDREDS of hard white things made a mass exodus (some type of mite?) Felt gritty and kept oncoming as I applied more. This carried on all over my skin as I worked my way down to feet and immediately all itching ceased. I honestly thought I'd finally lost the plot! Over the next 24 hours I applied it to any itchy area and aways the white things couldn't get to fast enough!
I'm not selling anything and I'm still I'm shock that it worked so instantly!
The next part is even weirder:
Today I had skin worms literally boring out of my body, lesions bleeding for no reason and my skin felt different, smoother and like there was something happening to the worms (chronic in face, neck (nests suspected each side), chest, under breasts, ears, stomach, back, pubic mound where I suspected a main nest and buttocks. It took me a while and it suddenly clicked!
I gave up smoking some time ago and have been vaping. I added some peppermint oil to a mint choc flavor that tasted too weak. I believe that inhalling this has sent it around my blood much the same way it does with nicotine. These creatures have been virtually been melting out of me, a gross thing but for the first time in years my skin feels clear and smooth- 2 days ago I looked like a burns victim on my hands and my face was so dry with angry red lesions. I intend to experiment with a drop of clove and tea tree but ran out with my option making. If anyone out there is brave enough to try this, please let everyone know how you get on- I've been suicidal over this and I really hope this can be of use to someone. Warm regard

I want to add an update, since posting I have still had no itching, but the biggest difference is that all of the big lesions (neck, groin, buttock have started healing- they used to also feel like there was a lump or somethibg inside) and now feel flat and painless. The smallest one is almost closed over and the largest now just look like "normal" scabs and not at all inflamed or red. These have been on my skin a long time- all over a year and never healing at all!
I'm sure this is also related, there has been a pinkish colour to my urine today, no pain or smell or sign of infection, so maybe something being cleared out of my system. Please ask any questions if anyone sees this or is interested.
Thanks

That is great news. I am hoping that my husbands lesions will be healing also as we progress through the parasite regimen. The parasite that was contracted four months ago seemed to be carrying worms and the bacteria that form threads. After everything I have read Malessezia Yeast seems to be the same as Morgellon's? Not sure. But the fibres have a drive and will of their own as I caught one walking up the inside of my arm last night without the parasite present because they have been all poisoned. That leaves the removal of dead worms and now the demise of the bacteria that is the strangest creature I have ever experienced.

I do have a question. I have just finished three days of the combo of Ivermectin/Albenza first day and then Prazi/Albenza the second day, continuing the Albenza for the next 14 days. I notice that my skin reeks of chemicals. The bacteria/threads is very active today and my neck feels like crispy broken glass and small pieces of the bacteria are coming out. Does this sound like a good thing to you? Because the next big doses have a two week follow up of Ivermectin and then Prazi, which is a whole 11 days from now. Though I will be continuing the Albenza I am wondering when I should start to worry. Because I felt more in control when I was on my natural herbal remedies and treatments and going this chemical route is in support of my partner more so than my own. Most of all the Morgellon's blogs are gone and are blank and it is hard to know what is normal and not normal or just someone's personal experience.

I haven't had much experience with iver/albendazole combination so I'm unable to give you any opinion, sorry.i have read many places that frequently parasites of all types become more active during treatment. I've also no experience of morgellons (to my knowledge) but i wish you good luck and hope you have the outcomes that you want.

I've gone as far as take 20 drops of oregano oil orally in one shot up to 10 x a day. Including as much tea tree oil orally and in gel caps. I have also included them in enemas. It didn't seem to cause a change. I regularly take clove oil still orallly.

I also make a coconut oil, castor oil, oregano, clove, eucalyptus, cinnamon oil and neem oil lotion for post shower. And i mixed this with a 50/50 dmso water mix. It also wasn't significant enough. I still use this as a habit.

I haven't tried vaping. But i recall noticing a scattering once and i recall reading someone speak on this matter of weed smoking and it having an effect on parasites. I am focusing now on getting the Tapeworm out of my intestines by using rx and lots of freakin coconut flakes. Everyday at least 1.5-2 cups of it followed by epsom salt. Lots of jump rope and abdominal exercises seem to help too. Last night i started a horseradish, radish with green juice. All bitters on top of what i'm using. I've also been lurking. But it's been 5 yrs for me. Stay in touch.

I've also tried consuming different essential drops (trying to avoid potentially poisoning myself though!)
I've had all the different things I uesd for the lotion for a while, with varied success, but there is definitely something that was more effective for me in that specific combination- no idea which, some may be irrelevant.
In the early days of me treating myself (was originally stupidly under the care of the NHS and have seen so many different consultants/departments, and also having a pre-existing illness that causes fatigue, insomnia and pain, no professionals wanted to look past it, even though I KNOW this is so.ething different, and not what I have had my wholewheat life- you would think that they would trust my ability to know the difference! ) I carried out several digestivetract parasite cleanses but I never had symptoms in that area, everything started with my skin, and have had more luck with topical treatment. I think timing also has something to do with it as whatever it is, it definitely has cycles where it feels like my skin gets a short break (never long enough to heal!)
Hopefully with the lotion helping on the surface, and the peppermint vapour chasing down anything in blood and then organs, I at least am changing the environment inside my body.
Good luck with the new things you are trying- it's definitely necessary to change what you are doing and keep looking for solutions- I've seen so many people swearing by the same regime that they have been doing for years, and recommending it because they read it somewhere or were told to, but they are not better! That's the main reason I have lurked so long, as I wanted to make a meaningful contribution rather than repeat many posts I've read!
Best wishes

Maybe you have a higher concentration of parasites in your lungs. It just maybe that they take prefernce in areas that may be compromised. You used to smoke.

I have nebulized but stopped because it wasn't working for me. You could try it. I've nebulized iodine, SSKI , hydrogen peroxide (food grade), and baking soda. I think a nebulizer gets into the blood moreso than a vape. I have felt some difference but i keep getting the baby kick in my gut. This only reminds me that i can treat all ectremities but the source of the problem is clinging to my intestinal tract.

I just posted my first post a few days ago. It's funny that you mentioned lurking. I've felt that way but the truth was i didn't have a correct solution. Only until i did would i share. I have tried many idiosyncratic things and have also been misguided by zealots and sales reps. Their is an answer. I'm definitely feeling better.

We aren't satisfying you with our responsese. Meanwhile your're waiting for all the answers to come to you after taking Ivermectin for one day. If it doesn't suite you ignore it. With an attitude like this why would anyone come back and tell people how they have been cured.

What a bxxchy attitude you have. I was just telling the op those oils..etc will never lead to a cure. And those I think were posted again and again since 10 years ago, it's funny like you just discovered something.

It was the delivery method that gave me instant effects- the way it eased symptoms actually made an immediate difference to me, so your comment about coming back when completely cured is totally irrelevant. If you have nothing constructive to contribute, please jog on ;)

Essential oils do work in conjunction with herbs, fresh and raw spices.

If it did not work then I would not have had all the die off I had last week that made me feel so sick. Now my partner is suffering die off with the parasite Rx regimen we both are on these past three day. I am fine. The only difference is that I started the antibiotic this evening because my throat was swelling but more so because it is suppose to kill Staph infections and focus on the bacteria in the gut.

I totally use natural products and would be fine with only that, but others are not alone in thinking natural products are a product of witchie poo magical potions, add my partner to that list. Which is a shame, but does save me a whole bunch of work making twice the amount of pills. But, I found that while killing and repelling the worms that scattered them throughout my body, the pills also kept my blood clean and I did not suffer a candida Yeast Infection that is normal when taking Rx antibiotics. So that is something to look forward to.

Essential oils, herbs and spices takes much longer to work, but they definitely are gentler. With Rx you have to worry about the die off and not knowing how intense it will be and the hidden factor of any other consequences of gifts the worms are carrying or where they have lodged to die. I did not appreciate the biting and poking while taking the herbs, but I do admit that I did not have any other real sensations other that the two days of smelling dead rotting unpleasantness.

I do believe personally that I as an American do not know enough about the human body as people may have known hundreds of years ago. We are raised very ignorantly to listen to others and expect answers from those that know better than us. The opinion, 'Don't fill our little head with worries over things we can not contemplate or concern ourselves with.' "Too bad they forgot to tell the medical field this was the plan, because the doctor's I have seen, act like they are on strike." You would think I asked them to walk on water not for their opinion or help.

I am in total agreement with you that essential oils are effective, and I think it is such a shame when people hijack others conversations with the single intention to spread ill informed negativity and basically try to belittle and bully people, and tell them they shouldn't be posting. No one has the right to do that, and it is always these same people that, when challenged, lash out at a others and accuse them of being "bxxchy" when it is their own attitude at fault. Very sad indeed. I try to remind myself to be kind to attention seekers, as they surely have issues, but it can be hard, especially when they insult others who have been really helpful. Sorry, totally off subject but I needed to get that out :)

Well said. There has to be a better forum online. This website has been very discouraging due to the characters you mentioned. I'm getting slowly better and have been dealing with this infestation for 5 yrs. for the first 2-3 yrs it was very difficult sieving through the troll, attention seekers and fanatics. I have waisted my time reading through their posts trying remedies that didn't work and really giving up hope sometimes. It would seem that after getting rejected by hospitals and doctors that i would be able to find some support here. Noway. I hate to sound negative.

These characters are really beyond annoying. I'm sure if take a consensus and speak out more we can get these characters out of here. Or we can set up our own network. Somewhere where you don't have to brush through the typical characters post or response or message posted.

I think there will always be people like that in life, even more so when they can hide behind keyboards and be as mean as they like. Negativity is only contagious if we allow it to be. It's awful that mostly appart from a cure, what we are in need of due to all the stigma that goes with these horrible issues, is a bit of non judgmental acceptance,so we owe it to ourselves not to be pushed around by unpleasant people, and although it can seem otherwise, I'm sure they are the minority a nd most users are just normal people with the same wishes as us. I know personally,I lurked so long without posting because I suspected that there would be some troll with nothing better to do, waiting for someone new to play with, and now that I have gone to the trouble, I'm quite happy to stay in my little corner and experience the nice people who post for any reason, even just to know we are not alone.
Please do keep me updated on how you get on, and if you find any other helpful sites/pages. Hopefully more people will also find us here and feel confident to join in knowing that they are welcome and won't be judged :)

Poly...
No one can EVER be completely Cured. If it's human facial mites you're duking it out with (aka the only 2 kinds of Demodex mites that live on humans: follicular and brevia mites), you and ALL adults will have them for life. The goal is to CONTROL them so there's only a few at any time.

Many older children and most adults have them on their bodies ALL the time - but just a few that hang out in the follicles of their eyelashes or brows or hair. Researchers have found that almost All adults over 60 have mites and the number of mites grows as we age.

Only adults w/ weaker immune systems however, have a problem w/ these disgusting mites proliferating, getting out of control and damaging their skin and lives.

I've suffered so many losses from, what I never knew were, Demodex mites, I've spend hundreds of hours researching ways to murder these gross litle monsters. From what I gathered, very little was known about human mites and their contribution to skin diseases such as Rosasea & acne until a few years ago. Made me wonder what the heck they spend their time studying in medical school - especially if most humans have the darned things most of their lives.

Use a microscope to be sure it's human mites or make your own 'scotch tape slides' and a 10X magnifying glass.

I just want to share to see if this crap I am doing is acheiving ANYTHING? It is like alcoholism , you do not do diddly squat and are expert. So when I mention what I have and remedy I tried I never get any response? Issue is I can not tell diff from aspergillos and candida except pics of apsergillos on internet looks like what I have. The azols will kill me , if the doctors ever got around to diagnosing it. Symptoms are too great in number to mention here. I think you have put too much in the pot at once - all those ingredients will not work together? Try water melon. Grapefruit (pink) and peel or rind of both these. I dried and them make tea / decotion of herbs to apply since I am rejuvinating the enzymes in them and with Kangen can adjust to pH levels I feel i need. last thing I can do about it (dead) make environment inhospitable for the microbes. pH water can do that.

I'm going to be very task-oriented - I'll write nice things about you & about the damage these monstrous human facial mites (demodex) have done to my life...
...but AFTER I mention a relatively new treatment I think may be especially vital for those of us who've unknowinly harbored these disgusting creatures in our faces for Years.
It's a CREAM (tube) version of IVERMECTIN for Human beings - Its a parasite killer and the human cream form hit the market in 2014.
Lots of Dr sorts AND pharmacies didn't know anything about it (CVS said 'it doesn't exist because it's not in their database'.Huh?) So an independent pharamacy ordered it and had it for me the NEXT day - yesterday.
It had the same result as other treatments I've used that have ingredients similar to your essential oil formulation, RealEyes...hordes of the damned mites came crawling out of my facial pores..Gross but Great. But the Ivermectin isn't as irritating to the skin as essential oils for most people and it is specifically formulated to KILL the demodex mites not just force them to 'leave the nest' so to speak. The original version has been used forever by veterinarians to kill parasites on animals...particularly horses.

Maybe the essential oils kill them too, but I'm so desperate I needed something guaranteed to kill them dead -I've missed way too much work because of these mites.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I've learned however, from the hundreds of hours I've spent reading forums and research is THIS: We MUST CONTINUE TO USE WHATEVER KILLS THEM FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS ..1st...to KILL ALL ADULTS (so they can't reproduce) AND THEN...we must CONTINUE TREATING OUR SKIN UNTIL WE'VE KILLED OFF ALL THE OFFSPRING in their various stages of development..that takes at least 3 weeks of using Ivermectin or your essential oil formula or Tea Tree Oil (diluted properly to avoid burns).
IF YOU STOP TREATING AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE LARVAE, EGGS etc. LIVE ON TO START THE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN. UGH!

I too am sharing to pay back all the caring folks who took the time to share their wisdom w/ me, and there's so much more I learned that I can't get to right now. Rats. I'm heading in to the most frantic time of year at a local college here so I can't be sure when I'll have a chance to write more shared wisdom.

Glad I at least got to share info that's most recent and most successful (so far) for me. IVERMECTIN (brand name SOLTANA (according to a writer here in 2011, you can buy verterinarian version of horse ivermectin on Amazon and carefully adjust the dosage by weight. or see if a regular or compounding pet pharmacy or supplier will help you.).
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NOW for a reply to your commentary RealEyes, and some personal info.
I love your perspective on the 'mean trolls' & jerks w/ nothing better to do than mess w/ good hearted, people like you who are taking their precious time to share their experiences & sucesses waging war on some physical or mental illness w/ fellow suffering 'warriors' traveling the same challenging path. I agree w/ you 100%; There really IS evil in the world - so ya have to be vigilant to spot evil people & refuse to be disturbed by them when you when you can't avoid them. Sadly, it was learning the hard way that there 'Isn't good in everyone' that 1st weakened my immune system so those wretched demodex mites (aka:eyelash/eyebrow mites).. unchecked & unidentified, were able to reproduce by the truckload deep in my skin to torture me for 12 miserable years.

I've suffered many losses over the 12 years of (what I now know to be) infestation w/ human facial mites that turned this happy social woman into a veritable recluse spending hours each day picking and patching & trying to cover up her ripped, itchy, bumpy red face. If you've wrestled w/ these monsters, I know I don't have to write any more..You could write it for me..you've been there, or maybe you still are.
Only people who've been tortured by human facial mites, could possibly understand how thousands of miniature spiders (mites) could almost derail a beloved career & turn an outgoing, fun, social woman into a self-conscious recluse spending hours each day picking white plugs out of her skin then patching it up & making pathetic attempts at covering up her torn, itchy, bumpy red face. Now I'm able to just blow off / ignore the jerks & evil ones...Life is too short, but I must find ways to prevent serious stressors (ie work/offspring etc) from destroying my immune system so opportunistic diseases & infections (like mites) don't ruin my future.

And a Thank you to you RealEyes, for sharing your 'formulas for success' that you used against these horrible monsters. In shear desperation, I spent hundreds of hours about 6 months ago, reading everything I could find to explain & get rid of the 'sticky white plugs' that were destroying my face and my life. My plan is to share all the (valid) research re: demodex lifecycle & treatments as soon as I can. She who has wasted 8 hours today putting various stuff plus Ivermectin on her face & watching w/ horror and fascination as hundreds of white 'rice like' things crawled out of her face is sadly way behind every vital task we all need to do to be ready for Monday. Hope my face isnt' to gross to go out in public. Gak.
I wish you all the blessing of happiness, good health and beautiful clear skin, Barbara

Apologies - I almost always read entire threads many times before writing anything anywhere, but today I was so excited (and grossed out and fascinated) watching the hundreds of white 'rice-like' things crawl out of my long-tormented skin after I applied a cream called Soltana (cream version of human formula Ivermectin) that I just jumped in and replied to you after reading Your amazing post describing the exact same bizarre experience I had today, just with a different lotion/cream. The thought of suicide after 12 years of face-disfiguring torture-by-mites had crossed my mind too, so I couldn't wait to reply to you, someone who has clearly understands my desperation and pain.

If I'd read all the posts in this thread I would absolutely have included the following vital info from my hundreds of hours of research: ___________________________
1) the HARD WHITE THINGS that came out of your pours are VERY LIKELY DEMODEX MITES - aka eyelash or eyebrow mites that have gotten completely out of control probably because of a weakened immune system. (Thats exactly what came crawling out of my pores after using Ivermectin today)

2) IT IS THE POOP that the MITES LEAVE IN YOUR SKIN WHEN THEY DIE that causes the bacteria & fungus skin problems
THAT'S where some of the itching comes from and
THAT'S why your skin gets contstantly thicker & rough - your SKIN IS IRRITATED & REACTING TO THE GARBAGE IN THEIR POOP, and
THAT'S why anti-bacterial and anti-fungal treatments DO make your skin look & feel better (ie.essential oils have both qualities and mites HATE that stuff as you just found out)

3) BUT, since THE MITE's POOP is the cause of the skin problems THEY MUST BE KILLED to STOP THE CYCLE of misery.

4) it is NOT CLEAR THO' that anything but REGULAR use of an ANTI-PARASITE treatment ACTUALLY KILLS THEM.
And even That doesn't work unless you use it for at least 3 weeks to kill of demodex at all stages of development- or they start procreating cycle all over again.

5) I'm so desperate, I tried tons of anti-fungals/anti-bacterials with much success...including ESSENTIAL OILS which have been WONDERFULLY EFFECTIVE w/ bacteria & fungus, and at making Demodex 'leave the nest' . BUT THEY ALWAYS COME BACK...so I DECIDED TO USE PARASITE KILLER in addition to the other treatments.

I am praying a billion times that the Ivermectin, used for a month, will end this nightmare.
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If you haven't already, GOOGLE DEMODEX mites and also make your own 'microscope slides' using scotch tape and a 10x magnifying glass to make certain its mites you're dealing with... then I think you should GO FOR IT..(The mites are GROSS, by the way.) It's important to know the lifecycle of Demodex and several sites have really informative stuff. ignore a site called demodex solutions & one called pestkill. Appear to be commercial marketing sites posing as forums/blogs). The Acne Forum has good info as do the Rosasea sites. The ones featuring Opthomologists discussing treating eyelash mites (demodex) w/ Ivermectin are good too (although a thinly veiled attempt to build their practices)

To end with a compliment..kudos to you RealEyes for being such a creative chemist! And some inexpensive highly effective anti-bacterial/anti fungals I've been using that I'll now use in conjunction w/ Ivermectin) Been using an old fashioned nasal rinse called ALKOLOL- availble at Walgreen's only - It's been around since the late 1800's - formulated w/ many essential oils (smells wonderful... I plan to keep using it as a toner forever...even when my skin is cleared of mites). Also been using HIBICLENS soap (Excellent! used by Dr.s before surgery) a sulfer Colloidal Silver cream used for acne, and anti-fungal cream used for jock itch (although it's embarassing at the check out regularly buying several tubes of it,)
I wish you all many blessings and soft clear beautiful skin.
Barbara

ALKALOL is a wonderful skin toner! Delighted you've discovered this as well. It seems to drive the mites away in droves. Also heals skin and sooths the itch. All these ingredients work together but I believe the addition of potassium alum, alcohol and baking soda helps to dry out and dehydrate them. Even though skin clear now I will continue to use for life. Complimented all the time on how "beautiful" my skin is. Little do they know skin scabs itch and bumps/acne for years. When asked what I use people are reluctant to use nasal rinse on face!!! Their loss but not ours. Curious have you used on any other part of your body? Like ears and yes, nasal passages?

Yes I have! ALKOLOL is a Must to conquor infestation inside the nose and (carefully) along the lash line on eyelids where Ivermectin cream (Soolantra) can't be used. It's a nasal rinse so it's a natural for 'critter-killing' inside the nose. Very soothing for ear canal & outer ears as well when they 1st exploded with mites & were raw from washing/rubbing/pulling them out so I could go to work and not scare small children to death.

I have an exciting news to share w/ my fellow demodex mite victims. I'll write 'quick sound byte version' after I post this and important details ASAP.

The Great Mite Massacre !! Oral Ivermectin (Stromectol) and 1% ivermectin cream (Soolantra) ... the power to kill the full body Demodex infestation that has tortured me for 12 years (and made me one heck of a good make-up artist!)

YES! It's possible to beat these wretched critters so hang in there if you feel hopeless like I did. I need beauty sleep to strenghten that all-important immune system, but I'll post details & a few helpful websites in a few days.

For now, hunt down a dermatologist who is knowledgeable AND Up To Date about Demodex and check out info about oral ivermectin (Stromectol). I was prescribed a 4 week supply : 12 mg Once a Week for 4 Weeks. ( mg based on weight).

Is it possible to rub some coconut oil on the hair in the morning and leave it for a whole day and then rinse in the evening with only water?
The reason i ask is that i never use shampoo and for something like half a year i use only water to rinse my hair and apple cider vinegar once a month. My hair became a bit hard to comb due to that :)
So today i put some coconut oil on my hair and my hair immediately got a very nice shiny look.
What i want to know: is there any problem with using coconut oil that way that is using in the morning and rinsing in the evening with only water.
What i noticed also that after a while there's some odour from the hair that is not so nice so my question is how to prevent that? maybe mixing some essential oil to counteract the smell?
Also if you know of any other kind of shampoo that is absolutely natural or organic, please let me know.

Dissolve about 1 tablespoon of baking soda in just enough water to make a paste. Apply this to your roots only; work it in and let it sit for a minute.

In order to stimulate blood flow, clean your pores and get off built up grime, use your finger tips to scrub your scalp. Start by making a circle on the top of your head in the area you’d wear a crown. Focus on the back of this circle to begin with. Next, fill in the circle. This is where your part will be; grease here affects the way your hair looks. Trace while still scrubbing with your fingertips around the bottom edge of the circle. Keep making scrubbing circles underneath each one, drawing lines in circles around your head.
Lastly, scrub the back of your skull and your temples/sideburns. This will result in less grease and more growth. After doing this, your scalp will feel alive. Many women swear their hair grows faster after a visit to the salon — it does, and this massage method is why.

When scrubbing, you’re actually rubbing your fingers back and forth in short movements. Be gentle; you don’t want to break your hair. Next, pour about 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into a cup and add water. (I keep two plastic 12-ounce cups in my shower and just mix when I get in.) After you rinse the baking soda out, pour the apple cider vinegar over the ends of your hair, let it sit for a minute and then rinse it out. That’s all there is to it!

No 'Poo Troubleshooting

Remember, there is a transition period from two weeks to two months depending on the person. Here are a few tips:
• If your hair becomes frizzy, try using less baking soda or leaving it on for a shorter period of time. Adding honey may also help.
• If your hair becomes greasy, try using less apple cider vinegar, switching to lemon or lime juice, leaving out the honey, and/or using a comb instead of a brush. Also, make sure you’re applying the apple cider vinegar just to the ends of your hair.
• If your scalp itches, try the following essential oils; tea tree, lavender, rosemary. If your hair becomes dry, try a tiny bit of oil (any oil, I use olive) smoothed on bottom of hair.
Ready to make the change? Sure! Don’t be afraid to go no 'poo. You know how to do it! Enjoy the journey – you’re on your way to a healthier you!

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I've also heard of folks using Borax (the laundry booster) instead of baking soda.

I instead use "Amla" which is an ayurvedic beauty remedy. I get the Dabur range which you can find in any Indian store. Amla is an Indian gooseberry which has been used for 1000's of years, not just in beauty products but as a herb. The Dabur oil smells a bit and as far as I know contains mineral oil.

So I am learning to make my own with the whole dried fruit and steam boiling with one saucepan on top of the other filled with water. It is hard to get the dried fruit in shops, many places sell the powder but I found a small herbal shop here in Australia that sells the whole fruit. They also sell the whole dried fruit on http://www.amazon.com.

There is a good youtube video on how to make your own Amla oil from scratch. You can ask the folk at http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com
they are the people that put out the youtube video. It is amateurish but it provides good instructions on how to make it.

You need "fractionated" coconut oil, avocado oil and olive oil. You just boil it for an hour until it turns brown. Do not let it turn black and let it steep overnight before draining through a strainer with cheesecloth or muslin. You can keep for a minimum of 2 weeks in a glass jar.

How did you get on with the suggestions raised in the replies to this question?
Did you get any better results?

I quit using shampoo several months ago after reading advice from John Fielder (http://www.johnfielder.com.au/index.html) on the INHS Yahoo Forum. The key points were 1) only wash your hair in water and 2) give it a good brushing.

I've followed this advice and am more than pleased with the results. By brushing, I mean several minutes each day spent brushing the hair in all directions to distribute the natural hair oils as evenly as possible before finishing with my normal style (if you can call it a style!)

I suspect that your idea of leaving coconut oil on your head all day will lead to blocked poors and dirty hair. Using any other product is just asking for destroying your body's natural health and defenses.

people of color have been using coconut oil in the hair daily, & they refer to it as "scalp food", & it is widely used in latin america.

There's nothing in it that will hurt you if you leave it in.

If you are getting a smell that is anything other than an extremely light buttery kind of coconut odor--which is rarely noticible after it sinks in--then it is from dead skin & bacteria--SEBUM--that's the icky hair smell. NOT THE COCONUT OIL!

break down & buy some gentle natural tearless baby shampoo-a name brand, or suave, but not a dollar store generic, and wash the sebum out of your hair.

You don't have to shampoo everyday, but if your hair is more than 1/2" long, you're gonna want to, at least once in a while-OTHERWISE YOU"LL HAVE A NASTY ECO-SYSTEM!!!-

because, see, hair gets VERY dirty, your scalp sweats, the dead skin cells that come off of your scalp trap the odors & bacteria & virus, dirt & smoke, smog, in the air--and holds them there--washing the hair is a good thing, it promotes health through hygene & you don't need to use a harsh shampoo to do that.

If it's gentle enough for a baby's eye, it's gentle enough for an adult's hard head. Just rinse it well.

Even ancient man washed the hair-with something other than water as soon as they figured out what to use. It promoted health & kept the parasites at bay.

That person who coughed or sneezed behind you at work or school just loaded your hair up with with bacteria & virus--think about it--
Hair, like skin, is a defense-it protects you, even though it's dead-that's it's original function-but you gotta get the gunk out once in a while.

Borax is great!I mix it with a little liquid castille soap and water then pour it over my head. It *really* works up a lather and it leaves my hair squeaky clean! It works as a body wash at the same time...

hola, i am cecilio from Honduras and I built a small extra virgin 100% pure coconut oil extraction operation (full capacity 200 bottles/day) from self growing coconut trees on the caribbean coast. Everything working fine with the production (I have a KK40 oil press), other 10-12 local peoples involved in the process. But i cannot sell the oil to distriduidors because I dont have a sanitary register#. That will cost me at least 20,000US$ mainly to put tiles on the walls. no help from the banks so I had to stop the extraction because all my money went in the equipment for extraction. I need help to not lose my business and everybody can get back to work. Traditionaly coconut has been used to cure many diseases here but it has been replaced by processed palm oil which lead to obesity, diabetes.... but we have enough coconuts to give more health to our peoples, teaching them to come back to the roots.

right now I have 300bottles that I cannot put in supermarkets or shops because I don't have the register#. govt supervisors will fine them and take the product away

So if anyboby wants to join to make the world better or has any ideas on how to get the founds please tell me

In ayurvedic medicine coconut oil is considered cooling. They actually suggest that one uses sesame oil for feet massaging but if someone suffers from heat should use coconut oil instead.
Based on that, one would expect that ingestion of coconut oil would have a cooling effect on the body.
However, most users report an elevation of body temperature and having warmer limbs.
How is this so? Could anyone explain it?

yes, it raises body temperature to normal. Which tells me it is a modulator of body temperature since it doesn't keep raising it to be abnormal. That us why I think it has a cooling effect on the body. It dampens down the inflammation so the body can maintain a normal temperature, not too low or high.